Wolf says he’ll run for governor

If the best surprise is no surprise at all, then Dan Wolf’s announcement this week that he will run for governor in 2014 took the prize.

Patriot Staff

If the best surprise is no surprise at all, then Dan Wolf’s announcement this week that he will run for governor in 2014 took the prize.

It’s been known for a long time that the Cape & Islands state senator wanted to try his brand of business expertise and political progressivism at the next level.

“Our great wealth, our common wealth, has been concentrated in the hands of fewer people, literally at the expense of our middle class and working neighbors who built this country but have been forced to accept less and work more,” Wolf declared in a video statement available on www.danwolf2014.com. “That has to change, and that will change, when we reaffirm the values that made our nation the great hope of working people everywhere, when we rebuild our middle class, when we reinvest in our schools and infrastructure, and when we reconnect our policies with the values that we know in our hearts to be right for us all.”

Wolf joins a crowded field of gubernatorial hopefuls. Meanwhile, state Rep. Sarah Peake announced for his state Senate seat, setting off a flood of interest in her Lower Cape rep chair. County Commissioner Sheila Lyons of Wellfleet is one talked-about Democratic contender, and Republican Leo Cakounes, Harwich’s member of the county Assembly of Delegates, said he’s ready to jump in soon after making sure that the 63 acres of farm land he owns and leases will be OK while he’s up in Boston.

An opportunity to see Wolf in action comes up next week when the senator is among the speakers at a legislative breakfast on “The State of Long Term Care” July 19 at 8 a.m. at The Pavilion Rehabilitation & Nursing Center on Falmouth Road in Hyannis. RSVPs are requested by July 15 at 508-775-6663.

Also, the Sandwich Democratic Town Committee will host Wolf July 15 at 7 p.m. at the Sandwich Housing Authority on Toms Way.

Finally, the Truro Center for the Arts Annual Summer Party on July 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. will honor Wolf for his “dedicated public service to the Cape Cod community.” Tickets for admission to the Big Barn at Castle Hill, 10 Meetinghouse Road, are $30 and include jazz, food, and martinis.

Familiar faces pull papers

As of July 11, every precinct is represented with at least one candidate for town council.

Just across Route 6A from the Sandwich Fish Hatchery, the Sandwich Republican Town Committee will hold its annual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 13. Donations may be dropped off that morning between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.